Spam

dlinkwit27 · 15th July 2003, 21:24

I got a rather interestin ge-mail today

Quote:

Adobe Photoshop 7.0
- The world standard for professional imaging and graphic design -
- Best-selling Graphics software in the world -

Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Retail Price - $479.95
Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Our Price - $44.95

This offer WILL NOT LAST. This savings of over $400 is a limited time offer lasting only until July 15th, 2003, or until supplies are exhausted. Act now, before its too late!

Click here for more information about Adobe Photoshop, or to Order Now!

Click here to be removed from all future mailings

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i was almost tempted to click the link. almost. Anyone else getting e-maisl like this?

WHCode RED · 15th July 2003, 21:29

whats so weird about it?

and whats that remove from mailing list that is just text or was there a pic under it?

and no im not getting emails like this (thank god)

dlinkwit27 · 15th July 2003, 21:34

i jsut reported it as spam to AOL. i didn't want to click the remove link because then that lets them know that I got their e-mail and erad it.

Psythik · 15th July 2003, 21:34

Read the 1337.

BTW, never, EVER click the unsucribe button; that just tells spammers that they have a working e-mail.

ryan · 15th July 2003, 21:34

Why pay $40 dollars when you could get it for fre.. erm yeah bad spam BAD!

Smeggle · 15th July 2003, 21:34

Yeah - I've had them and more! I've been off-line due to modem probs since last friday. I get a replacement today and obviously the first thing I do is check my e-mails. 294 e-mails! WoWserS Am I popular

Yeah right, 5-6 were to do with work. the rest all spam, Credit Offers, Realtor Offerings(I'm in Ireland for crying out loud!) Ex-Goverment Stock(Again I am in Frigging Ireland

), Enlargement Offers (Big Enough Thanks

)....*Thinks* you get the picture

:Growls:

Namelessv1 · 15th July 2003, 21:37

Quote:

Originally posted by idiot
Why pay $40 dollars when you could get it for fre.. erm yeah bad spam BAD!

Yeah, I just recently got Photoshop 7 for a "great deal."

As for the spam, I only get 1 or 2 every now and then.

Joel · 15th July 2003, 21:38

Similar spam to me...
the thing is that I never subscribme to anything that
sends spam...

Atmo · 15th July 2003, 21:48

I've recieved a few like that, not that exact one though.

By the way, it looks like spammers are getting smarter - http://www.theregister.com/content/56/31706.html

Coman · 16th July 2003, 03:10

Quote:

Originally posted by idiot
Why pay $40 dollars when you could get it for fre.. erm yeah bad spam BAD!

Agree

dlinkwit27 · 16th July 2003, 03:57

Quote:

Originally posted by Atmo
I've recieved a few like that, not that exact one though.

By the way, it looks like spammers are getting smarter - http://www.theregister.com/content/56/31706.html

hmm...wingate huh? welp, time to do some cleanig up i guess.

15th July 2003, 21:34	#3
dlinkwit27 has no CT (Forum King) Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 13,236	i jsut reported it as spam to AOL. i didn't want to click the remove link because then that lets them know that I got their e-mail and erad it. ::Deviant Me::Last.fm::WhatPulse Stats::Folding @ Home

15th July 2003, 21:34	#4
Psythik Got his CT back and didn't pay $10 (Forum King) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,583	Read the 1337. BTW, never, EVER click the unsucribe button; that just tells spammers that they have a working e-mail. This is a sig of some nature.

15th July 2003, 21:34	#6
Smeggle Just Strolling By (Major Dude) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: A Long Winding Road..... Posts: 3,259	Yeah - I've had them and more! I've been off-line due to modem probs since last friday. I get a replacement today and obviously the first thing I do is check my e-mails. 294 e-mails! WoWserS Am I popular Yeah right, 5-6 were to do with work. the rest all spam, Credit Offers, Realtor Offerings(I'm in Ireland for crying out loud!) Ex-Goverment Stock(Again I am in Frigging Ireland ), Enlargement Offers (Big Enough Thanks )....Thinks you get the picture :Growls: Music is Life, Love and Happiness :\|: Life is Music. Serren - 1985 - 2005 Religion? Religion is a Blasphemy against humanity - From the film What the Bleep do we know siggy link So stumbling? whats it all about

15th July 2003, 21:38	#8
Joel Debian user (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arch land Posts: 4,917	Similar spam to me... the thing is that I never subscribme to anything that sends spam... * PC: Intel Core 2 DUO E6550 @ 2.33 GHz with 2 GB RAM: Archlinux-i686 with MATE. * Laptop: Intel Core 2 DUO T6600 @ 2.20 GHz with 4 GB RAM: Archlinux-x86-64 with MATE.

15th July 2003, 21:48	#9
Atmo The Freak (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 9,400	I've recieved a few like that, not that exact one though. By the way, it looks like spammers are getting smarter - http://www.theregister.com/content/56/31706.html :Psykotech:

15th July 2003, 21:29	#2
WHCode RED Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: My Computer! Posts: 257874 Posts: 69	whats so weird about it? and whats that remove from mailing list that is just text or was there a pic under it? and no im not getting emails like this (thank god)

15th July 2003, 21:34	#5
ryan not fucked, not quite. (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Missouri via Tennessee Posts: 8,813	Why pay $40 dollars when you could get it for fre.. erm yeah bad spam BAD!

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